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Be of sound mind

σωφρονέωStrong’s G4993

sōphroneō

Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament

In short

Sōphroneō is the Greek word usually translated “sound minded”, “being of sound mind” and “sober-minded”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.

“Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.”
Titus 2:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “sound minded”, “being of sound mind” and “sober-minded”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • sound minded 1
  • being of sound mind 1
  • to be sober-minded 1
  • we are sober-minded 1
  • to be self-controlled 1
  • do be clear-minded 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1
  • Luke 1
  • Romans 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1
  • Titus 1
  • 1 Peter 1

6 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

σωφρονέω sōphroneō · be of sound mind

σωφρονέω, -ῶ (σώφρων), (a) to be of sound mind or in one's right mind: Mrk.5:15, Luk.8:35; opposite to ἐκστῆναι, 2Co.5:13 (Hdt.); (b) to be temperate, discreet, self-controlled (opposite to μαίνεσθαι, ὑβρίζειν, etc.; sch., Thuc., al.): Tit.2:6; opposite to ὑπερφρονεῖν, Rom.12:3; σ. καὶ νήφειν, 1Pe.4:7.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.